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15 Positive Affirmations for Anxiety
If you have an anxiety disorder, simply thinking good thoughts won’t be enough to completely eradicate the symptoms you have been experiencing. But positive...
ADD vs ADHD: What’s the Difference?
At Montare Behavioral Health, we treat all variations of ADHD. A common question we receive is, “What’s the difference between ADD vs ADHD?” Two...
Social Media and Mental Health: What are the Positive and Negative Effects?
Social media has had a huge impact on society, especially on a person’s mental health over time. It’s changed the way we communicate and...
Vitamin D: The Connection to Depression and Anxiety
Do you have a vitamin D deficiency? There’s a large chance you might as an American. Around 42% of Americans have a vitamin D...
Military Sexual Trauma and Mental Health: Understanding the Impact of MST
Military sexual trauma can leave wounds that are difficult to explain, especially when the trauma happened in an environment built around trust, order, loyalty, and service. For many survivors,...
Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: Why Rejection Feels So Overwhelming
Rejection hurts. For most people, being criticized, excluded, ignored, or misunderstood can bring up sadness, embarrassment, anger, or worry. But for some people, rejection does not just hurt. It...
Brainspotting Therapy: How It Helps the Brain Process Trauma and Emotional Pain
Brainspotting therapy is a focused type of therapy that helps people work through trauma, anxiety, emotional pain, and distress that may feel difficult to explain with words alone. It...
Fearful Avoidant Attachment: Craving Closeness, Then Shutting Down
Fearful avoidant attachment can feel confusing from the inside. You may deeply want love, closeness, reassurance, and emotional safety, but when someone gets too close, something inside you pulls...
Limerence: When a Crush Becomes an Obsession
Most people know what it feels like to have a crush. You think about someone often, you feel excited when they text you, and you may daydream about a...
Mental Health Challenges Military and Veteran Spouses Face After War
Military spouses and veteran spouses often carry emotional burdens that receive far less public attention than combat trauma itself. While veterans may return home with visible or invisible wounds...
Part 3: Mental Health of GWOT Veterans After the Global War on Terror
The Global War on Terror, commonly referred to as GWOT, became one of the longest periods of sustained military conflict in United States history. Spanning more than two decades,...
Part 2. Mental Health During and After the Cold War
The Cold War was unlike most conflicts in modern history. Rather than a single battlefield or defined military campaign, it was a prolonged psychological and geopolitical struggle that lasted...
Part 1: Mental Health of Combat Veterans After the Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was one of the most psychologically devastating conflicts in modern American history. Fought primarily between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 1955 to 1975, the war...
Caffeine and Antidepressants: What to Know About Mixing Them
Why This Matters More Than It Seems For most people, caffeine is just part of daily life. Coffee in the morning, maybe another cup in the afternoon, and sometimes...
Is Nicotine Good for Your Brain?
Nicotine gets talked about in a confusing way. Some people say it helps focus. Others say it is just another harmful substance. The truth sits somewhere in the middle,...
Reactive Attachment Disorder: Signs, Causes, and Treatment for Lasting Healing
Reactive Attachment Disorder, often called RAD, is a serious but treatable mental health condition that begins early in life. It is rooted in disrupted bonding between a child and...
Do I Have Trauma? Signs to Look For and a Simple Self-Check Quiz
A lot of people ask this question quietly. Not “what happened to me,” but: “did it affect me more than I think?” Trauma is not always obvious. It is...
What Are the 17 Symptoms of Complex PTSD?
Complex PTSD, often called CPTSD, goes deeper than traditional PTSD. It usually develops after prolonged or repeated trauma, especially when someone feels trapped or unable to escape. That could...
Is PTSD a Disability?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, often called PTSD, can affect how a person thinks, feels, and moves through daily life. For some people, it shows up as occasional distress tied to...